Automobile radiator work stand



Sept. 15, 1931. 5 LONG 1,823,204

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR WORK STAND Filed Aug. 31. 1929 I y I i ill/III:axis" IIIIIIIIII y Patented Sept. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES GLEN D. LONG,OF PENDLETON, OREGON AUTOMOTSILE RADIATOR WORK STAND Application filedAugust 31, 1929. Serial No. 389,801.

This invention relates to improvements in work stands and moreespecially a work stand designed for the support of a motor vehicleradiator while the same is being repaired.

The primary object of the present 1nven-. tion is to provide a radiatorsupporting stand of an improved character, whereby all of the tubes ofthe radiator will be exposed and of easy access so that the operation ofrepairing the same may be carried forward without 1nterruption.

Another object of the lnventlon 1s to provide a stand for motor vehicleradiators of a character whereby clamping 1 members forming a partthereof may be readily and quickly shifted for engaging the radlator tohold the same in position or disengaging it to permit the removalthereof.

Other objects and advantages of the inven-' tion will become apparent asa description of the same proceeds and the mventlon will be bestunderstood from a consideratlon of the following detailed descriptiontaken in connection with the accompany ng drawings.

forming a part of the present specification with the understanding,however, that the invention is notconfined to any strict conformity withthe showing of the drawings but may be changed or modified so long assuch changes or modifications mark no material departure from thesalient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

y In the drawings I Figure 1 is a view side elevation of the radiatorsupport embodying the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of'the 0 same.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken upon the line 33 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken upon the line 44 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a section view through the radiator filling spout engagingcone and the supporting structure therefor. 7

Referring more particularly to the drawings the numeral 1 indicatesgenerally the base or support for the present radiator carrier whichbase, as shown, comprises an upright tubular body 2 having extendingradially from one end thereof'the divergent legs 3 each of which carriesupon its outer end and underside a caster 4. The lower end of 5; thebody 2' atthe convergent ends of the legs has pivotally secured theretoa rubber foot 5. At its upper end there is swingingly mounted upon thetubular body a bevelled ring gear -6 which is provided with interiorthreads and mounted to rotate about a horizontal axis upon the body 2 isa driving pinion 7 which is in mesh with the gear 6 and which isoperated by a crank 8 connected to the supporting shaft therefor.

The body'or standard 2 has an extensible portion 9 telescopicallycarried in the upper end thereof, the lower part of whichextensibleportion is threaded, as indicated at 10, for engagement withthe interior threads of the gear 6.1 At its upper end the portion 9 ofthe standard carries a transverse bearing sleeve 11, one side of whichis provided with a laterally surrounding flange forming a plate 12through the central portion of which anaperture is formed which alignswith the passage through the bearing.

Rotatably mounted in, the bearing 11 is one end of a hub 13 which hasformed thereabout intermediate its ends the flange 14 which bearsagainst the plate 12. when one end is in position in the bearing, in themanner shown. This end of the hub is held in place a in the bearing withthe flange or plate 14 against'the plate 12 by providing a transversepin 15 to which is attached one end of a bar 16, the other end of thebar being formed to receive a collar 17 and nut 18 between which and asuitable step formed in the adjacent end of the hearing, as indicated at19, is a conical coil spring 20. As shown,.one end of this spring bearsagainst the step 19 while the outer or reduced end bears against thecollar 17. The tendency of the spring 20 therefore is to draw the hub 13into the bearing to keep the plates 12 and 14 in firm contact, one withthe other.

The other end of the hub 13, which end 1s indicated by the numeral 13,is extended through and suitably secured to a beam 21, preferably ofchannel formation, the connection between the beam of the hub beingdirectly midway between the ends of the beam. The channel 21 has itsopen face directed toward the plates 12 and 14, as shown, and slidablyextended into each end is one arm 22 of a bracket member, indicated as awhole by the numeral 23 and made up of two ri htangularlv related arms22 and 24. his bracket is preferably constructed of channel iron, thesame as the beam 21, and one of the brackets has secured to the free endof the arm 24 a friction plate25 to which is rotatably secured a similarplate 26 carrying an inwardly directed hollow cone body 27 which, in theuse of the radiator support, engages over the filling neck of theradiator.

The other bracket has the arm 24 thereof provided with a similarfriction plate 28 to which is rotatably attached a plate 29 carrying atdiametrically opposite points a pair of rubber covered forks 30.

These two pairs of forks are designed to engage the bottom of theradiator when the same is mounted between the arms 24 of the brackets,the arms being parallel and in the same plane, as shown.

As shown, the portion 13 of the hub 13 extends inwardly of the beam 21and there is passed through this inwardly extending portion of the hubthe bracket moving shaft 31. Suitable collars 32 are secured to theshaft at opposite sides of the hub portion 13 to prevent movement of theshaft longitudinally of the beam and each end of the shaft is screwthreaded, as shown and indicated by the numeral 33, the threads upon oneend being directed oppositely to those upon the other end. Each threadedend of the shaft 31 passes through and threadedly engages in a suitablythreaded portion 34 of a bracket arm 24, as shown, and it will thus beseen that with this arrangement, by rotating the shaft 31 by means of acrank 35 upon one end thereof the brackets 23 will be forced to movetoward or away from one another.

From the foregoing description it will be readily apparent that uponrotating the shaft 31 in the proper direction to move the bracket arms24 apart a radiator may be quickly mounted in position upon thesupporting forks 30 with the filler neck or nozzle in place forengagement by the cone holder 27 when the arms are again broughttogether, which operation is brought about by the reverse rotation ofthe shaft 31, as will be readily understood. ,With the radiator securelyin position between the arms it will be seen that it may be raised tothe proper height from the floor by the operation of the crank 8 whichwill force the upper portion of the standard 9 out of the lower ortubular body 2.

After the proper height is reached the radiator may be rotated about itsvertical axis upon the pivots which support the cone and brackets and itmay also be rotated about a transverse axis by turning the beam 21 andhub 13, which hub rotates in the bearing 11, as previously described.

By providing the friction plates 12 and 14 between the hub 13 andbearing 11; the friction plates 25 and 26 at the cone end of theradiator and those plates 28 and 29 at the bottom end, accidentalshifting of the different elements of the support cannot easily occur.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is z- 1. A radiatorsupport of the character described, comprising a base including anupright tubular body and a vertically shiftable standard telescopinginto the upper end of the body, means for adjustably shifting saidstandard, abearing carried upon the upper end of the standard, a beamhaving a hub intermediate its ends and extending transversely thereof,positioned in the bearing, means to provide a friction connectionbetween the hub and the bearing, resilient means normally drawing saidhub into the bearing and maintaining tension on said friction means,adjustable bracket arms mounted for longitudinal movement upon saidbeam, rotatable holding elements carried by the arms for engaging aradiator placed therebetween, and a control shaft for the arms mountedintermediate its ends upon the beam and having threaded connection ateach end with the arm, whereby rotation thereof will cause relativemovement of said arms.

2. A radiator support of the character described, comprising a baseincluding an upright tubular body and a vertically shiftable standardtelescoping into the upper end of the body, means for adjustablyshifting said standard, a bearing carried upon the upper end of thestandard, a beam having a hub intermediate its ends and extendingtransversely thereof, positioned in the bearing, means to provide afriction connection between the hub and the bearing, resilient meansnormally drawing said hub into the bearing and maintaining tension onsaid friction means, adjustable bracket arms mounted for longitudinalmovement upon said beam, rotatable holding elements carried by the armsfor engaging a radiator placed therebetween, a control shaft for thearms mounted intermediate its ends upon the beam and having threadedconnec-v tion at each end with an arm, whereby rotation thereof willcause relative movement of said arms, said holding elements comprising ahollow cone body designed to engage over the filling spout of aradiator, and a pair of forked bodies arranged in spaced re lation andadapted to receive between the prongs thereof, the bottom edge of theradiator.

3. In a work supporting stand of thecharacter described, a supportingstandard having a horizontal bearing at its upper end, a plate formed atone end of said bearing and disposed in a vertical plane, a work holdingframe including an elongated beam, a hub intermediate the ends of saidbeam and rotatably mounted in said bearing, a plate carried by said hubdesigned for frictional contact with the plate of the bearing, andresilient means carried by the bearing and having engagement with saidhub for normally maintaining said plates in close frictional engagement.

4. In a work supporting stand of the character described, a supportingstandard having a horizontal bearing at its upper end, a plate formed atone end of said bearing and disposed in a vertical plane, a work holdingframe including an elongated beam, a hub intermediate the ends ofsaid-beam and rotatably mounted in said bearing, a plate carried by saidhub designed for frictional contact with the plate of the bearing, a barsecured at one end in said hub and extending longitudinally therefrom,and a coiled spring having one end bearing against said bearing andhaving its other end connected to said bar and normally urging said hubto longitudinal movement in the bearing to maintain said plates infrictional contact.

5. In a work stand of the character described, an upright supporting,standard, a work holding frame comprising a channel beam, a pair ofmembers each having a pair of arms disposed at right angles, one of thearms of each member slidably engaging in said channel beam, the otherarms of the members being in spaced alignment, means for rotatablysupporting said channel beam on said standard to permit completerotation of the frame, and means for moving said frame members relativeto one another.

6. In a work stand of the character deend of said screw having righthand threads thereon and the other end having left hand threads, andcrank means for rotating the screw to move said frame members relativeto one another.

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

GLEN D. LONG.

scribed, an upright supporting standard, a

work holding frame comprising a channel beam, a pair of members eachhaving a pair of arms disposed at right angles, one of the arms of eachmember slidably engaging in said channel beam, the other arms of themembers being in spaced alignment, means for rotatably supporting saidchannel beam' on said standard to permit complete rotation of the frame,said means including a hub extending through the body of the chan-

